November 12, 2016

Mumbai 2016, Day 6: The Form

The sixth day of the festival was on 26th of October. But I could not post this blog then or any sooner than today due to unavoidable circumstances. Here is a brief description of the movies I got to watch that day:

The Woman Who Left (2016/ Philippines) by Lav Diaz: A four-hour drama in black and white. Winner of Golden Lion at Venice this year.

Light Music (1975/ UK) by Lis Rhodes: A two-screen projection of light and sound with fog. An iconic half an hour experiment. One of the most unique things I have seen. But valuable only for academic and formal reasons.

Also watched the first thirty minutes of the ten-hour long epic by Lav Diaz - 'Evolution of a Filipino Family' (2004/ Philippines). So, well, this movie had come before 'Boyhood' and has actors aging on screen with the characters they play. I hope one day I will finish this.

P.S. I started the 'Must Watch' recommendations in September 2010. Before that I had watched several movies that must feature in this list. But in order to save myself from the useless and predictable exercise of recommending all great movies, I decided to follow a simple eligibility criterion: The movies recommended here would be among those I watched or re-watched since September 2010. So please do not be surprised if 'Cinema Paradiso' or 'Apocalypse Now' (which are, in my opinion, definite Must Watch) do not feature in here. They will find a place in the list the day I re-watch them.